This Albanian singer can sing a lot better, with vocal control, than many of the English nasheed singers. Its a simple song but very well executed. I wish there was massive change in the quality of English nasheeds, they are getting to the point of being nauseatingly clichéd as if they are simply sermons turned into song. There is much that English-speaking nasheed singers can learn from the nasheed/qasida traditions of the Balkans (Bosnia is particularly good at it), Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, UAE, Yemen, Oman, Sudan, India and Pakistan, and the Far East. They have managed to balance melody and rhythm with masterful use of voice, high lyrics and poetry, religious symbolism - that once combined manage to touch the heart and lift the spirit. More is required from English-language nasheeds, more depth and breadth. Fancy video clips are not enough.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 09:23:25 +0000